Tennis: Andy Murray's hopes of a first grand slam quarter-final have ended after he was beaten 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-0 by seventh seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in Flushing Meadows, New York.
Resuming at two sets to one after the fourth-round match was held over from yesterday because of rain, Murray made 13 unforced errors in the fourth set and Davydenko cruised to victory.
The 19-year-old Scot was broken in the first game of the fourth set and from then on he was always playing catch-up.
"I didn't help myself by serving three double faults in the first game," Murray said afterwards. "Sometimes you just have to say, 'Too good', and he was too good today.
"He was just playing the big points better than me.
"He started off better than me both days. That's something I'll have to learn from. I'm not used to going on at 11am for matches.
"There's not too much I could have done today. If he plays like that for four or five sets, he's got a good chance of winning the tournament."
Murray insists he is satisfied with his performances in the last few months and goes home with his head held high. "There's absolutely no disappointment at all. I had a great summer, I've equalled my best result in a Grand Slam."
The Scot believes he is gradually getting a handle on his tempestuous on-court antics but admits losing his cool too often is not good for his game.
"When I get nervous, maybe I speak a little too much. Something that hopefully I'll stop because it's definitely not good for my tennis."
Davydenko, who had never before been beyond the third round at the US Open, broke again in the third and fifth games and served out for a clash with 14th seed Tommy Haas or former champion Marat Safin.